The Three Ps of Liberty : Pragmatism, Pluralism, and Polycentricity (Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism)

This book considers the "three Ps" of liberty: pragmatism, pluralism, and polycentricity. These concepts enrich the complex tradition of classical liberal jurisprudence, providing workable solutions based on the decentralization, diffusion, and dispersal of power.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Jefferson's Laws of Nature.- Chapter 3. From Natural Law to Natural Inferiority.- Chapter 4. Seasteading and Polycentric Law.- Chapter 5. Justice Holmes and Pragmatic Pluralism.- Chapter 6. Pragmatic Conservatism.- Chapter 7. Dissenting Opinions Within the Pragmatic Common Law Tradition.- Chapter 8. Justice Brandeis as Jeffersonian Jurist.- Chapter 9. Justice Holmes and Natural Law.

Allen Mendenhall is associate dean at Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, USA, and executive director of the Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty, USA.